One prominent Cavaliers fan got more than he bargained for during Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night, becoming collateral damage in Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry’s temper tantrum.
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Upon her husband’s ejection with 4:22 left in the fourth quarter, Ayesha Curry sent out a tweet that she had “lost respect” for the National Basketball Association and that The Finals are “absolutely rigged for money”.
Kerr meanwhile was fined for scathing criticsm of the officiating during the post-game press conference.
Curry has been fined $25,000 for throwing his mouthpiece into the spectator stands. He gets six fouls called on him, three of them were absolutely ridiculous.
Foul trouble was an issue for Golden State, as reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry picked up two quick fouls in the first quarter and eventually fouled out for the first time since 2013.
“I’m happy he threw his mouthpiece”.
Curry scored 30 points in the loss, which pushed the NBA Finals to a deciding Game 7 on Sunday night in Oakland, Calif. Or ratings [I’m] not sure which.
“I’m okay that we lost”, wrote the TV chef.
It was Curry’s first ejection, and his time fouling out since December 13, 2013. “Just saw it live sry”, Ayesha Curry tweeted following the game.
According to SBNation.com, Ayesha Curry tweeted, and later deleted, “I’ve lost all respect sorry this is absolutely rigged for money”. Phillips also tacked on a technical and ejected Curry, who apologized nearly immediately to the fan he hit inadvertently with the mouthpiece.
“He had every right to be upset”, he said. They won’t let us in yet.
However, the drama continued to play out on social media, featuring Steph Curry’s wife, Ayesha.
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It was blatantly obvious who the better team was in Game 6, as the Cavs basically dominated from start to finish, save for a few Warriors runs that got them within striking distance.
